William BrutonThe Young Turks.On a lee shore, with their engine struggling, an increasing number of marine businesses are finding themselves caught out by a market in…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
William BrutonGoing back from whence we came.President John F. Kennedy was never a man short of something profound to say. When invited to speak to a room full of America’s most…Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019
William BrutonA greener shade of blue. Yachting’s eco-concious future.What does the archetypal modern billionaire look like? One thing is for sure, it is a question much harder to answer than it was ten years…Jan 9, 2019Jan 9, 2019
William BrutonAn Education. The inner London state school with an ocean racing yacht competing in the FastnetThe Fastnet yacht race, to the outsider, could easily be seen as an annual event steeped in the vestiges of privilege. To some extent, it…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
William BrutonNight Watch. 3AM.I find the man I am replacing at the chart table. He is making a position mark in pencil on a large paper illustration of the Portuguese…Mar 11, 2017Mar 11, 2017
William BrutonThe Resolute DeskAn incoming US President must make many decisions. Amongst others, which desk they will sit at. Today’s Presidents have six to choose from.Jan 29, 2017Jan 29, 2017
William BrutonGetting stuff done. The importance of utility.Fellow New Yorkers, chef Anthony Bourdain and filmmaker Casey Neistat, share more in common than a penchant for tattoos. In these two…Nov 19, 2016Nov 19, 2016
William BrutonFive nautical books for armchair adventurers.To sail is perhaps the ultimate escapism, but you can’t always cast off the lines and disappear for weeks on end. Here are five of my…Nov 17, 2016Nov 17, 2016
William BrutonRoi des Belges, London.To stand on the Southbank, with Westminster to your left, St Pauls to your right, and the cohort of post-war architecture behind is to be…Nov 17, 2016Nov 17, 2016
